Entlinge for Niccolò Ceria

The legendary boulder of the spot of Murtgal has waited another year for its next ascent. Few days ago it was repeated by Italian Niccolò Ceria. It took only two session for the 19-year-old to work out the  the six extreme moves and find the right beta.

Niccolò Ceria on Entlinge (photo: arch. Niccolò Ceria)

The problem is known for its history of ascents – not long but being a breakthrough and crucial for the sport. Entlinge was set by Swiss Fred Nicole in 2005 and for many years it seemed like it was a standard of boulder 8C grade. The first repetition of Entlinge took place only four years later and was made by another legend of bouldering, Bernd Zangerl. Shorly after it was sent also by Franz Vidmer. But the most significant ascent was still to come. In November 2011, the problem aroused the interest of American Daniel Woods. Woods obviously  got throught with it but it’s not enough to say that he did it very quickly as the American flashed the problem! Both Woods and Ceria agree that Entlinge deserves more 8B+ grade than 8C, still the sequence itself is considered at least impressive.

On Ceria’s list there are other two ascents of that level of difficulty – The Never Ending Story and The Dagger, both in Magic Woods.

The very same day he sent Entlinge, Ceria succeeded also at L’ombre du vent 8B – another crimpy problem by Fred Nicole.
 

Sources: planetmountain.com, 8a.nu